WHAT'S IN THE AIR?
A New Graphic Novel by Jude Montague
Set in the forgotten days of pioneer radio, as the BBC came into being in 1922.
Sydney Wright is a young 'cellist graduating from college. The story of how he became one of the first musicians on Manchester's '2ZY' and one of the very first generation of broadcasters on the BBC as 'Uncle Sydney' is told from the point of view of his romantic relationship with Marjorie Earnshaw from Haworth, the Bronte's home in Yorkshire, who imagines herself as a heroine in Wuthering Heights and who looks to her ancestors for guidance.
Messages from the beyond, the transforming world of electromagnetic waves and the little-sung role of Manchester and the North West of England in the history of music, technology and communication are all themes that run through this novel.
The plot is a rom com with Marjorie and Sydney based on the true story of the author's own grandparents who met at the early radio studio in Manchester.
LAUNCH FEB 2025
10 POUNDS
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Email - judemontague@outlook.com
About the author:
As an illustrator I describe myself as 'John Glashan's Reckless Daughter' as I am hugely influenced by both John Glashan and Joni Mitchell.
I have previously published two graphic novels, 'Love on the Isle of Dogs' (Friends of Alice Press) and 'Breakfast in Shoreditch' (Kings Road Press). I am a regular broadcaster on Resonance FM and am a media historian and former archivist for Reuters Television News.
Very exciting, I am looking forward to this being published!
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